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Hello, and welcome to the KJ Blog! I'm Katelyn James, and my husband Michael and I are a wedding photography team based in Richmond, Virginia. We hope you grab some coffee (or a diet coke, in my case) and enjoy viewing our latest work, browsing resources for photographers, and getting a little peek into our life!
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I don’t really even know where to start. I honestly thought that we would be writing this post around June 1st of last year. You know… about 30 days after we put our house on the market…. because it was going to sell in a matter of HOURS and there was going to be a BIDDING WAR… at least that was what people told us. Well, TEN MONTHS LATER…. we have a CONTRACT PENDING ON OUR HOUSE!!!!! PRAISE. THE. LORD!!!!!!! You see, this idea started to brew in our minds a long time ago. For those who have been following us for years, all you know is that we built this house that we just LOVE and now, three years later, we’re selling it….. but there is so much more to the story!

Some of you may have thought that we were announcing that we sold the house and that we’re MOVING! Well, that’s not the news we’re sharing today. We just wanted to let you know that it’s officially MOVING DAY for The Collection!! Do you know that feeling when you FINALLY organize your junk drawer in the kitchen and you feel like shouting “YESSSS! Everything is in its’ place!!!”? This is how I feel right now! Everything is FINALLY in it’s proper place! After almost two years of having an online store, we have MOVED The Collection!

The very first thing he said after their first look in response to Hayden’s beauty was “I just can’t believe she’s real!”. That’s how amazing she looked. When a wedding day starts off like that, you know you’re in for a real treat! Watching two people like Micah and Hayden commit to loving one another for the rest of their lives is such a beautiful thing. During their ceremony, they included a special tradition that I just loved! They tied a nautical knot in a rope and their officiant, Matt explained the symbolism.

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Katelyn and her husband Michael are a husband and wife photography team based in Virginia. While they photograph all kinds of weddings – local and destination; in castles, beaches, and barns – their timeless style especially thrives while photographing vineyard, plantation and estate weddings in Charlottesville and Richmond VA. KATELYN JAMES : JOYFUL, GENUINE, TIMELESS.